On this day in 1997, Great Britain ceremoniously transferred the sovereignty over Hong Kong to the People ...

On this day in 1997, Great Britain ceremoniously transferred the sovereignty over Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China. The reason for the return of Hong Kong to China was the fact that Britain ...

On this day in 1770, a comet passed closer to Earth than any other comet in recorded history. Namely, the ...

On this day in 1770, a comet passed closer to Earth than any other comet in recorded history. Namely, the comet popularly known as Lexell’s Comet (official designation D/1770 L1) approached to a dista ...

On this day in the year 69, Roman troops in Egypt elected Vespasian as the Roman emperor. This took place ...

On this day in the year 69, Roman troops in Egypt elected Vespasian as the Roman emperor. This took place during the tumultuous era after the death of Nero, in which there was a succession of several ...

On this day the signal for help when in trouble, today known as the SOS signal, was adopted throughout th ...

On this day the signal for help when in trouble, today known as the SOS signal, was adopted throughout the world. It is a combination of short and long Morse signals in the form (· · · — · · ·), i.e. ...

On this day in 1971, William Lawrence Bragg, the youngest Nobel Prize winner in the field of science, die ...

On this day in 1971, William Lawrence Bragg, the youngest Nobel Prize winner in the field of science, died. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics when he was only 25 years old, making him by far t ...

On this day in the year 69, Roman troops in Egypt elected Vespasian as the Roman emperor. This took place ...

On this day in the year 69, Roman troops in Egypt elected Vespasian as the Roman emperor. This took place during the tumultuous era after the death of Nero, in which there was a succession of several ...